#9104 - May 1991

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NEWS AND VIEWS
Hospital Crunch
a)Western
A widely publicized meeting at
Toronto Western Hospital,
April 17, drew about 50 people,
including ward councillor
Elizabeth Amer, and soon-tobe-ex
hospital president Vickery
Stoughton. Judging by this one
meeting, the plans unveiled
could become a shining example
of holistic planning, or could
drown in a sea of over-reaction.
b )Princess Margaret
The Hospital and Orde Street
School area parents are facing
off at the Ontario Municipal
Board--the hospital wants to set
up shop on University Avenue
in hospital row, right next to
the hydro building. Doug Hum
reports.
Railway Lands Meetings
Steve Crossman was there
April 10 and April 18 at public
meetings of the Planning
Advisory Committee and Land
Use Committee on the future of
Toronto's downtown Railway
Lands. These closely spaced
meetings were the only chance
for public input during the 1985
Plan Review process.
The vast majority of people
speaking at these meetings
voiced displeasure with the
latest edition of the plan and the
process by which it has been
devised and foisted on the
public. Next month, some of
the points raised in those public
deputations.
TALKING DRUM
KENSINGTON PLACE
Kate and landlord:
Round 12?
Looks like the building
inspector's (the last in a string
of three I went through) bent
over backwards so far his back
must be sore. Orders will be
complied with and I will be
paying 25 dollars more than the
present court ordered rent of
$482.82 ($506-something, less
$25 rebate for lack of repairs)
and have lost the use of two of
the rooms I contracted to rent
for 600.00 over two years ago.
At $100 a room by my
calculation I should be paying
no more than $400. So be it!
Here we go again! Eviction
Notice number twelve. I'd bet
on it.
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Bob the Waiter's roommate
writes about the condition of
Bellevue Park: Why is it, that
in a growing community where
there are more children this
year than ever, BelJevue Square
Park gets o-;rt.;rlooked for
maintenance? Well maybe they
haven't gotten to "our main
park" yet, you say. I'd like to
be optimistic about the whole
thing but this will be my third
summer here and I've yet to see
anything change except the
transient population.
And Anne Hansen is still
bothered by the auto jungle of
the Market and writes: Dear
Editor, I've given up on
Kensington Market because
'there's no bike parking and the
streets are dominated by
stinking cars.
What possesses Toronto.'s
merchants to think their
customers favour traffic
congestion and the inhalation of
traffic exhaust while shopping?
And Hope Goodstreets (aw
come on . Hope, are we
supposed to believe that's a
real name?) wonders about
some other market problems,
asking: Would the Drum be
willing to randomly publish
names, addresses, photos, etc.
of those charged or convicted of
crimes in our neighbourhood
and allow them to respond to
any allegations?
Task Force, Task Force
Conflict of Interest, and
Membership is the Issue
A brewing battle in the task
force's struggle to survive is the
question of conflict of interest.
The task force was set up to
recommend things in the market
interest. But municipal conflict
of interest laws say a task force
member can't discuss,
recommend or vote on anything
from which they stand to gain
financially. Where does that
leave us?
Also, several members
have indicated their desire to
have someone replace them,
after nearly a four year grind.
But the quirky thing is it
looks like task force members
can't just quit--they have to go
to council and say they're
quitting. And only council can
name replacements.
Restaurant Control By-law
Winding Down, Housing
Hopes Gearing Up
No new second floor restaurants
in Kensington, and good bye
· any restaurant in Kensington
opened since July 14 1989.
Unless it can provide parking
(one space for every 33 square
metres). And no new
restaurants of more than 206
square metres; only one
restaurant, club, place of
entertainment, or bakeshop per
standard sized lot.
These are the things the
city planning department has
asking the politicians to make
law. And they've suggested up
to three new apartments, with
no parking requirement, over
the stores, as the carrot to offset
the restaurant stick.
Biggest news of all, land
use committee of council has
agreed and told the solicitor to
draft the new by-law.
MUTTERINGS
Caribana Inc.
Bob the Waiter attended the
'91 Media conference at the
Bamboo and heard the far off
bugle call ... the Ontario Lottery
Corporation, Molson Breweries
and Mac's Convenience Store
pounding up to the front door
with $200,000 in cash plus and
additional $200,000 in goods
and services.
But Bob worries that the
days of rum punch served from
the back of a truck may be
over. He's watching from now
till August!
KENSINGTON COMMON
Easing Conflict in the
Community
Located near Harbord and
Bathurst, the Conflict
Resolution Services of St.
Stephen's Community House is
based on the premise that, given .
the right condition, people can
solve their disputes without
having to resort to police
officers, lawyers and judges.
This service provides a way for
people to resolve disputes
peacefully, in a safe confidential
atmosphere. Community
members trained in mediation
skills handle a wide spectrum of
d·i s put e s_, inc I u ding
neighbourhood, family,
landlord/tenant, and workplace
problems.
COMMUNITY AND ARTS
LEARNING WITH YOU
Sophia Perlman our
environmental reporter (5) urges
you to: REMEMRE LIKE
THA Y SAY REUSE RED USE
RESICUL!. More invirmentl
frendly tips in the June issue.
Young Women's Days
Kate Scowen looks at a two
day conference focusing on
yourig women: On April 12th
and 13th 162 young women
from Toronto's . inner city
turned City Hall into a vibrant
Community Centre .
Coordinated by the Centre for
Women's Health and born of
the Young Women's
Recreational Research Project,
The Young Women's Days
were a forum for young women
to express their concerns. Why
don't young women participate
in programming at their local
community centres? What kinds
of activities would bring them
out? Should there be a
community centre for young
women only?
THE MARKET'S OWN
MSS. MATTERS
A new column
Dear Mss Matters,
Is there no alternative to effing
in the market? I've lived here
for ages and I've never (almost)
heard a whole sentence without
at least five effings in it.
Mss Matters replies: Once
upon a time there was a very
cold country. It was situated
right in the middle of where we
all · live from June to
October .....
SCAT Cabaret
Triumphant Finale?
No. More, more!
Scadding Court Community
Centre and Mixed Company
held their SCAT Cabaret finale
on May 9.
Conceived by Peter Oliver,
Community Worker at Scadding
Court, Mixed Company has
been bringing entertainment to
Scadding Court Community
Centre every Thursday since
January 31st. Such talent as The
Angels of Montenegro, Robert
Priest, Jan Kudelka, and The
Wisconsin Johnsons have
delighted their audiences. An
added popular attraction has
been the "Open Mike" session
during which audience members
have a chance to show their
own varied talents.
A full report on the
wonderful finale in the next
issue.
National Bookweek
Celebration
Sally Stollmeyer was one of
70+ who attended Nino Ricci's
reading. She reports: A very
pleasant and informative
evening was spent at Sanderson
Library, April 22nd 1991. The
occasion was part of the
National Book Week celebration
and was co-sponsored by
Scadding Court Community
Centre.
The reader was Nino Ricci.
He is the winner of the 1990
Governor General's Award and
the W.H. Smith/Books in
Canada First Novel Award for
1990 for his Lives of the Saints.
ENTERTAINMENT
Marworks Concert
Cohn Puffer attended a
Mayworks concert at Trinity-St.
Paul. He reports: The
Mayworks Festival celebrates
the solidarity of the working
and artistic classes. Held in
support of Fenastras, the
National Trade Union
Federation of Salvadoran
· Workers, the evening was a
blend of politi•::'.! exhortation
and music.
· The evening finished with
the Grievous Angels. I hadn't
seen the band since Michelle
Rumballleft and wonderecl what
the loss of her beautiful voice
would do ....
And DRUM raves on about the
matriphiles:
The Drum has been murmuring
about this band for a couple of
months, claiming that they are
one of the best bands in the city
and urging readers to go out
and see/hear them. So we
figured it was time for a
revieW.
Angels of Montenegro at the
EIMocambo
Another band on the Drum top
ten is the Angels of
Montenegro. They played the
last of their spring series of
concerts at the ElMocambo.
The finale brought together
most of the musicians who'd
played in the first five concerts.
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More Music Notes
• Fri., May 17 - TIP Splinter,
traditional Irish music at the
Flying Cloud Folk Club, 292
Brunswick Ave.
Sun., May 26 - Mariposa
presents Tamarack, traditional
Canadian music at the Flying
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Cloud Folk Club, 2921
Brunswick Ave.
Sun., May 26 - 9.00 - 5.00,
"sing a song of layton", the ndp
nominates its candidate for the
J?J&YOralty race, City Adult
Learning Centre, Broadview &
Danforth
Thurs., May 30 - Mariposa
presents Two Penny Opera and
the Grievous Angels at th~
Annex Studio, 176 Bedford Rd _:
The Greeks strikes back •
open stage with Debbie West (is
that really her last name?) every
Mon. Something completely
different every night of the
w~k at 197 112 Baldwin.
Every Monday in May - Roll
Sexsmith & the Uncool witl
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Arlene Bishop at tht
ElMocambo.
LATE SPORTS:
CN Litigators vs City Legal Stall (postponed: no rain)
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